Are awareness of dietary fat intake and actual fat consumption associated?—A Dutch--American Comparison

Glanz, Karen; Brug, Johannes; Assema, Patricia van

doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600442

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“…BMI is an objective indicator which has been associated with healthy eating (e.g., Gao et al, 2008;Haslam & James, 2005; but see Beydoun & Wang, 2010;Kleiser, Mensink, Scheidt-Nave, & Kurth, 2009). Moreover, the frequency of intake of healthy and unhealthy foods can be regarded as a more objective measure of healthy eating compared to people's general perception (see also Glanz, Brug, & van Assema, 1997) because the first captures healthy eating behavior as defined by official nutrition guidelines.…”

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Comparative optimism about healthy eating

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A B S T R A C TThe present study investigated people's perception of their own as compared to their peers' healthy eating and related these perceptions to actual healthy eating, BMI, and subsequent healthy eating behavior. Data were collected within the framework of the longitudinal cohort study Konstanz Life Study (T1: N = 770; T2: N = 510). Our results demonstrated an optimistic bias on the group level. Specifically, people rated their own eating behavior as healthier on average than that of their average peers. This comparative optimism occurred even when actual healthy eating was unfavorable and BMI was high. However, it increased with actual healthy eating behavior. Importantly, optimistic perceptions were positively related to the intention to eat healthily and healthy eating six months later. Hence, the results suggest that an optimistic comparative view of one's own healthy eating is grounded in reality and boosts rather than deters subsequent health behavior. This implies that there might not be a need to reduce optimistic perceptions of healthy eating behavior.

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“…One of the reasons may be that the behavioural criteria that are set for the action and maintenance stages are related to balance, moderation, and graduation of intake for dietary change, as opposed to complete abstinence such as in smoking cessation in which the Stages of Change Model was originally developed (Prochaska et al, 1994). The poor understanding of the goal behaviour by the lay public (especially for specific nutrient goals) and common misconceptions in dietary fat intake (Brug et al, 1994;Glanz et al, 1997;Horwath, 1999) complicate the use of the model in practice. The customary approach for people in maintenance (reinforcing people) is inappropriate if people mistakenly think they are eating a low-fat diet.…”

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Potentials and pitfalls for nutrition counselling in general practice

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“…In accordance with another study 26 , the elderly appeared to be more nutritionally aware. A pan-European study 24 on consumer attitudes about nutrition found that people over 25 years of age were more likely to be nutritionally aware, whiles other studies 25,27 found no significant difference. However, that different measurement methods were used in these comparisons should be kept in mind.…”

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“…In this model, our working definition of nutrition awareness was as follows: a realisation of one's own personal risk behaviour regarding nutrition 6 . Few studies have actually explored the relationship between nutrition awareness and sociodemographic correlates 3,[24][25][26][27] . Two studies 3,25 compared subjective food intake with objective food intake (with the aid of a food-frequency questionnaire) in order to construct an awareness variable.…”

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Exploration of possible correlates of nutrition awareness and the relationship with nutrition-related behaviours: results of a consumer study

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Objectives: To unravel the concept of nutrition awareness, as it relates to risky personal nutrition-related behaviours, and to assess the sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates of nutrition awareness. Design: Data were collected in a cross-sectional study with the aid of a face-toface interview-assisted questionnaire that was based on the Precaution Adoption Process Model and Stages of Change Model. Setting: Dutch consumer homes. Subjects: Six hundred and three Dutch adults aged 18 to 80 years, selected from a panel. Results: Our model explains nutrition awareness well (explained variance 53.7%). Psychosocial correlates were involvement with nutrition, health awareness, association with healthy food, perceived relevance of eating less fat, association with necessity, perceived relevance of vitamins, and perceived attributes of independent organisations. Sociodemographic correlates were gender and age. The relationship between nutrition awareness and nutrition-related behaviours proved to be very complicated. Conclusions: The value of our study is that it unravels the concept of nutrition awareness. Understanding the correlates of nutrition awareness can contribute to a more effective application of behavioural change models. Our results support increasing involvement with nutrition through personalising and tailoring to the motivational stage.

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Are awareness of dietary fat intake and actual fat consumption associated?—A Dutch--American Comparison

Cited by 73 publications

References 26 publications

Comparative optimism about healthy eating

Comparative optimism about healthy eating

Potentials and pitfalls for nutrition counselling in general practice

Exploration of possible correlates of nutrition awareness and the relationship with nutrition-related behaviours: results of a consumer study

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